Дети капитана Гранта

The Course Decided

           Themostminuteinquirieswerefruitless,andLordGlenarvanreturnedtotheyachttoreporthisillsuccess.MaryGrantandherbrothercouldnotrestraintheirgrief.LadyHelenadidherbesttocomfortthembylovingcaresses,whileJacquesPaganeltookupthedocumentandbeganstudyingitagain.HehadbeenporingoveritformorethananhourwhenGlenarvaninterruptedhimandsaid:

           "Paganel!Iappealtoyoursagacity.Havewemadeanerroneousinterpretationofthedocument?Isthereanythingillogicalaboutthemeaning?"

           Paganelwassilent,absorbedinreflection.

           "Havewemistakentheplacewherethecatastropheoccurred?"continuedGlenarvan."DoesnotthenamePatagoniaseemapparenteventotheleastclear-sightedindividual?"

           Paganelwasstillsilent.

           "Besides,"saidGlenarvan,"doesnotthewordINDIENproveweareright?"

           "Perfectlyso,"repliedMcNabbs.

           "Andisitnotevident,then,thatatthemomentofwritingthewords,theshipwreckedmenwereexpectingtobemadeprisonersbytheIndians?"

           "Itakeexceptiontothat,myLord,"saidPaganel;"andevenifyourotherconclusionsareright,this,atleast,seemedtomeirrational."

           "Whatdoyoumean?"askedLadyHelena,whilealleyeswerefixedonthegeographer.

           "Imeanthis,"repliedPaganel,"thatCaptainGrantisnowaprisoneramongtheIndians,andIfurtheraddthatthedocumentstatesitunmistakably."

           "Explainyourself,sir,"saidMaryGrant.

           "Nothingisplainer,dearMary.

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